is the hdr just broken?

[waltran]

i don't understand how in this game only sdr actually looks better than hdr, no matter which option i try.
and also enabling hdr ruins the steam overlay too. wtf is with that, had the same issue on f1 games too but everyone knows codemasters hdr is broken so i guess ubisofts hdr is also broken?

[craigsters]

all google searches say it's broken

[SilverJoystix]

I can definitely confirm the HDR looks like ♥♥♥♥. I have a HDR1000 monitor and it simply is not up to par.

[{MoO}Tanquen]

It's too bad as it seemed great in AC Odyssey . In Valhalla it seems like it's not even on.

[Dr. Peppermill]

Looks fine in HDR on my LG C1.
Do you have HDR enabled in Windows ?

[waltran]

thanks for asking it but obviously i have it enabled
i have read the first 2 pages of google about this, guess games colours correction is just not good and hdr might make it worse since every screen is different and options are not working properly.

[{MoO}Tanquen]

I'm running a ViewSonic XG321UG 32" and it looks great at 1400-nits with a number of games. Puts the LC C9 to shame, can't even really tell it's in HDR compared to the XG321UG.

Maybe AC Odyssey just looks better with the brighter dryer outdoor landscapes. Valhalla just seems dull and washed out.

[Ohmz]

What I've found is a bit odd. It depends on the display panel you run the game on, of course, but I was getting weird results. Looked amazing on my TV in the living room with little to no fiddling with settings, but on my PC monitor it was very washed out and dull.

Granted my monitor isn't the best for HDR but it can 100% get much much brighter than the brightest I ever saw anything in HDR mode.

Having said that - it looks amazing on my PC monitor IF I enable Windows HDR, Calibrate it, make sure Auto HDR is turned on (to display SDR games as HDR where possible) and HDR mode in the game is turned OFF. Using Windows Auto HDR is wayyyyy better than the games' implementation of HDR, night and day difference for the better. I think I need to recalibrate my HDR profile to turn down the saturation a notch for my liking, but all in all the game looks really good like this, possibly even better than my TV at times.

[rogermorse]

I also thought something weird was going so I found this thread. On my Alienware (OLED) I set the in game HDR to 1000 candles and +0.2 exposure, but the automatic HDR of windows has much more depth. Not sure about the black levels because I didn't play that much yet....in any case Odyssey was looking (behaving) much better with HDR I believe.

My main issue though with Valhalla was the oversaturation...I guess I will do again another Reshade profile to bring it down a bit (I did the same in Odyssey)...all that yellowish brown and oversaturated blue and red of the shield is weird, especially in a game as "cold" as Valhalla, could benefit from a bit of less coloring...at least on my screen.

[Le Sang al Ghaib]

Best way to use HDR in Valhalla is Turn in on in Windows11 with AutoHDR and turn it off in a game